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People wait in line at a temporary COVID-19 vaccine super site set up in the Toy Story parking lot at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim on January 13, 2021.

Vaccine Chaos: Californians Scramble For Shots Amid Mixed Messaging

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the feds failed to deliver promised vaccine supplies, but he expects Californians with their first shots to be able to secure their second.

Israeli tourists deplane from a FlyDubai flight from Tel Aviv to Dubai, on Nov. 28.

Israeli Tourism Ministry Warns Against Discussing Sensitive Topics With UAE Citizens

The ministry's 29-page advisory is geared to tourism professionals and business travelers now that travel is open between the two countries, but it has been criticized in both Israel and the Gulf.

Remembering John Shelby Spong, Episcopal bishop and LGBTQ champion

In 1977, Spong became one of the first American bishops to ordain a woman into the clergy. In 1989, he was the first to ordain an openly gay man. Spong died Sept. 12. Originally broadcast in 1996.

The same steep growth and use of big data that attracted venture capital cash to companies that administer Medicare Advantage plans have led to scrutiny of the companies by government officials. Federal audits estimate such plans nationwide have overcharged taxpayers nearly $10 billion annually.

Missouri Firm With Silicon Valley Ties Faces Medicare Billing Scrutiny

A federal audit and a whistleblower lawsuit allege that Medicare Advantage plans from the St. Louis-based Essence Group Holdings Corp. have significantly overcharged taxpayers.

The same steep growth and use of big data that attracted venture capital cash to firms that administer Medicare Advantage plans have led to scrutiny of the firms by government officials. Federal audits estimate such plans nationwide have overcharged taxpayers nearly $10 billion annually.

Missouri Firm With Silicon Valley Ties Faces Medicare Billing Scrutiny

A federal audit and a whistleblower lawsuit allege Medicare Advantage plans from the St. Louis-based Essence Group Holdings Corporation have significantly overcharged taxpayers.

"We're tracking it. We're following it as closely as we can. It's just a little too soon right now to know where it's going to go or what if anything can be done about that," a U.S. Space Command spokesman told reporters.

What Goes Up Must Come Down — Including A Giant Chinese Rocket Plunging Toward Earth

U.S. Space Command says the exact entry point into Earth's atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until hours before its reentry, which is expected sometime around Saturday.

A sign outside a U.S. Social Security Administration office in Mount Prospect, Ill., in October last year. Closed SSA offices across the country are being blamed for a 30 percent drop in applications for an aid program for the most vulnerable.

Huge Drop In Federal Aid For The Poorest Is Blamed On Closed Social Security Offices

It's estimated that more than 120,000 low-income Americans have missed out on payments.

Singapore, which is the setting for the hit movie Crazy Rich Asians, has enacted a law against false information that critics say will stifle public discussion and hamstring journalists.

'Fake News' Law Goes Into Effect In Singapore, Worrying Free Speech Advocates

The law allows the government to determine what constitutes false information and stipulates hefty fines and jail sentences for people and media companies that violate it.

An old problem has a potential new solution: Using psilocybin has helped patients quit smoking in a clinical trial.

A New Way To Quit? Psychedelic Therapy Offers Promise For Smoking Cessation

Researchers are studying a new technique for quitting cigarettes. It involves cognitive behavioral therapy and guided hallucination sparked by psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms.

Belarusian women protest in Minsk, Belarus, in October, demanding the resignation of the country's authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

The Women 'Fighting For Freedom' In Belarus

"We will continue to fight and speak and raise our voices," says Belarusian athlete Yelena Leuchanka. "The face of what is happening in Belarus is largely the face of women," says an ex-U.S. diplomat.

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